Orbit CLI

Orbit CLI is a command line interface that can perform basic orbital mechanics and rocketry math. It came about after playing many hours of Kerbal Space Program and just generally being interested in orbital mechanics.

Installation

Requires Node JS installed.

npm i -g @luke_rmaki/orbit_cli

Usage

orbit-cli calc

or

orbit-cli c

Current calculations:

Orbital period (in minutes).

Orbital speed (in meters per second). This equation currently assumes a close to circular orbit